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Month: May 2019

French Court To Rule On Extradition Of Iranian Engineer To U.S.

RFL/RE - An appeals court in France is set to rule on the extradition of an Iranian engineer to the…

Iran Arrests Corruption-Exposing Journalist While ‘Welcoming’ Media Critiques

VOA - An Iranian journalist who wrote about government corruption has been arrested for the second time in six months…

Iran Supreme Leader Criticizes Politicians Amid Tension With US

VOA — Iran's supreme leader publicly chastised the country's moderate president and foreign minister Wednesday, saying he disagreed with the…

Protest Continues against the Detainment of Iranian Labor Activists and Journalists

Radiozamaneh - International and Iranian organizations express concerns over the arrest of several labor rights activists in Iran including two…

Iran: Planning to Kidnap and Kill More Americans

gatestoneinstitute.org - A leading Republican lawmaker, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), also the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…

Seven to Face Trial in Connection with Labor Protests

CHRI - Many Denied Access to Counsel, Families Warned to Stay Quiet After months of unlawful prosecution in connection with…

Judge Moghiseh Accused of Cursing at Magazine Editor During Bail Hearing

CHRI - The former editor-in-chief of the Sedaye Parsi (Persian Voice) political magazine, Masoud Kazemi, was detained on May 22, 2019, after being unable…

Iran tightens noose on corrupt tycoons

Al-Monitor - The long arm of the Iranian law seems to be reaching individuals accused of misusing political connections for…

The Real Reason Iran’s Hardliners Don’t Want To Talk To America

lobelog.com - Recently, President Donald Trump gave Iran’s leaders a telephone number, saying that he is waiting to talk to…

Roger Sedarat: Hafez and Saadi’s Substantial Impact on the 19th Century U.S. Literary Tradition

medium.com - With the goal of harnessing the untapped potential of Iranian-Americans, and to build the capacity of the Iranian…